About Oyamada Nobushige
Lived 1545 – 1582 (aged 36–37). Oyamada Nobushige was a Japanese samurai.
was a Japanese samurai general in the Takeda army under Takeda Shingen, and later under Takeda Katsuyori. He was known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen".
He was also lord of Iwadono Castle, and fought under the Takeda at the battles of Kawanakajima (1561), Mikatagahara (1573), Nagashino (1575) and Tenmokuzan (1582).
Oyamada betrayed Takeda Katsuyori in 1582, after Katsuyori's defeat at the Battle of Tenmokuzan; however, when he went to the Oda clan camp, he was executed by Oda Nobunaga's officer Horio Yoshiharu.
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Who was Oyamada Nobushige?
Japanese samurai
When was Oyamada Nobushige born?
Oyamada Nobushige was born in 1545.
When did Oyamada Nobushige die?
Oyamada Nobushige died on 16 April 1582.
What was Oyamada Nobushige's occupation?
Oyamada Nobushige was a samurai.
What nationality was Oyamada Nobushige?
Oyamada Nobushige was Japanese.
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